1、 高二年级上学期开学考试英语试卷 命题人：朱晓莉 第一部分 听力（满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When did the woman finish her draft?A. A week ago. B. A month ago. C. Two months ago.2. What are the speakers doing?A. Shooting a film. B. Taking photos. C. Making cheese.3
2、. How do the speakers feel?A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Tired.4. What does the woman mean?A. The man is easy to fool. B. She will not buy the car. C. The man has to fix the car.5. What happened at the charity party?A. Not many people came. B. More money was raised than expected.C. The woman left
3、early to deal with her son.第二节（共15小题； 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where are the speakers?A. In the mans office. B. In a restaurant. C. In the womans house.7. What does the man think of his new boss?A. unreasonable. B.honorable. C.caring.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How much should the man pay in total?A.
4、 $115. B. $120. C. $125.9. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Use a paper bag to put his pants in.B. Have a professional tailor for his pants.C. Think it over before having the pants shortened.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the woman choose to change planes?A. The direct flight is much more
5、expensive.B. The direct flight takes such a long time.C. The departure time of direct flight is too early.11. When does the womans flight leave?A. On Saturday afternoon. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Sunday evening.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Customer and travel agent
6、. B. Manager and secretary. C. Guide and tourist.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is no longer part of the course?A. Weekly tests. B. The final. C. The midterm exam.14. What should be discussed with the woman in advance?A. Certain paper topics. B. Where to do appropriate research.C. Using films as sources
7、of information.15. When will all papers be handed in?A. On January 24. B. In one month. C. In four months.16. Whats probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Interviewer and Interviewee. B. Professor and student. C. Reporter and editor.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker probably?A. A
8、writer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter.18. How does a boy prove himself an adult in North American Indian cultures?A. By drinking alcohol. B. By wearing traditional clothes.C. By spending several days in the woods alone safely.19. What do the twenty-year-olds do on January 15 in Japan?A. Listen to spee
9、ches. B. Go to churches. C. Hold parties.20. What is the legal age of adulthood in the United States?A. 16. B. 18. C. 21. 第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；满分30分） A Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV，start their chores(杂事), or do their homework as a way to avoid following your
10、 directions. Before you know it, youve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their rooms or take out the trash. Rather than saying，“Do your chores now.” Youll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed
11、. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores arent done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.” Then its up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Dont argue or fight with them，just say，“Thats the way its going to be.” It shouldnt be punitive as m
12、uch as it should be persuasive. “If your chores arent done by 4 pm., then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, thats going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework，keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts
13、，and at that time，all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework，then they should use that time to study or read. Either way，there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off. When a kid wears his iPod or hea
14、dphones when youre trying to talk to him，make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you，he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Dont try to communicate with him when hes wearing headphoneseven if he tells you he can hear you. We
15、aring them while youre talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember，mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.21According to the passage，it seldom happens that _.Akids turn a deaf ear to their parents requestsBparents directio
16、ns sound like a broken recordCchildren are ready to follow their parents directionsDparents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids22Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they _.A. avoid direct ways of punishment B. make them do things at their requestC. a
17、rgue and fight with their children D. allow their children to behave in their own way23. When the kid is doing his homework，parents _.A. should provide him with a good learning environmentB. can do whatever they likeC. can stay aside watching TV D. must switch off the power24. It can be inferred fro
18、m the passage that _.A. parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their childB. it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parentsC. parents shouldnt give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respectD. kids purposely talking to
19、 their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control BHit us with your best shot, and win a trip!Whether youre a professional photographer or an amateur, you probably take a camera when you travel to places near and far. You can show off your photos in the Miami Heralds Annual Travel Pho
20、to Contest. Take your best shot! Take top honors, and youll win a trip! The first-place winner in the Adult Category (aged 18 and over) will win a visit to European cities such as Athens, Rome and Venice on a European cruise on two abroad Azamara Cruisers. The 694-passenger ships put special emphasi
21、s on fine dining. Trip value: ￥15,000.In the Youth Category (aged 13-17), the first-place winner gets a two-night trip for four people to family-friendly resort in the Florida Keys. Trip value: 2,595. About the photo contest: Professionals who make the majority of their income from photography are n
22、ot qualified. The Miami Heralds photo editors and local photographer Andy Newman will act as judges.So What will they be looking for? Lighting: Look for pretty colors and shadows. The best light occurs before 9 a.m. and after 4 p.m. Composition: Elements should be arranged in an interesting way that
23、 shows the relationships between them. Emotion: A great photograph arouses emotion. And that can include a wide of feelings: beauty, love, anger or envy.Winners will be announced in The Miami Herald Travel section in October. Click here to see more information.25. To participate in the photo contest
24、, one should A. be at the age of 13 or over B. present his her works in OctoberC. be a professional photographer D. show off the recent travel photos26. According to the text, the first-place winner in the Adult CategoryA. may get 15000 in cash B. will be offered free dinnersC. may take a Mediterran
25、ean cruise D. will win a visit to European cities with his/ her family27. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Who will act as judges. B. Requirements for applicants.C. When winners will be announced. D. What great photographers should be like. C There was once a girl named Ivy. She hardly talked
26、. There was something strange about her. During “Parent and Teacher meeting day ”, only her mom would come not her dad. When she was asked about her father, she would just ignore the question. Ivy was bullied a lot. She would hide in the library, when the bullying made her sad. She wrote many poems
27、because it was her only resource of relief from the hard reality. It was her dream to be a poet. The school year was coming to an end. It was Ivys least favorite school day, “Parent and Teacher meeting day”. A student asked where her dad was, she ignored him and told the class that she was going to
28、recite a poem. “My father” “My father was a happy man, never mad. Did I ever tell you he was a fireman? He saved lives and helped the poor. This makes me love him more. He always made me happy. By surprising me with white lilies. He was a great dancer. Too bad I could not see him because of his canc
29、er. Do not worry father you are never too far. Because youre always in my heart.” The whole class was silent. God knows what they felt. Was it sadness? Was it guilt? Was it pity? For a moment, they thought they could see her father. He gave her a white lily and vanished into thin air. The whole clas
30、s was amazed by this sight and gave her a round of applause. She was very happy because she felt light-hearted. The whole class learned something and that is to always value your loved ones because you never know when they might leave you.28. What was strange about the girl?A. That she hardly talked
31、. B. That she was often bullied.C. That she would ignore question. D. That she rarely mentioned her father.29. Why did she write many poems?A. She was a poem enthusiast. B. She had to express her emotions.C. She was required to do so. D. She was a poet at an early age.30. What do we know about her f
32、ather from the poem?A. He went to a faraway place. B. He was lost to the battle of cancer.C. He was once mad at the little girl. D. He cared little about others interests.31. What is the message conveyed in the text?A. Never tease other people. B. Learn to appreciate poems.C. Value those you love. D
33、. Practise kindness in daily life. D Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His unique writing style greatly influenced 20th century fiction , as did his life of adventure and public image. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Many of his works are classics of Americ
34、an literature. He published seven novels,six short story collections, and two non-fiction works during his lifetime; a further three novels, four collections of short stories, and three non-fiction works were published after his death. Hemingway was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After leavi
35、ng high school he worked for a few months as a reporter for The Kansas City Star, before leaving for the Italian front to become an ambulance driver during World War I, which became the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms. In 1922 Hemingway married Hadley Richardson, the first of his four wives,
36、and the couple moved to Paris, where he worked as a foreign correspondent(记者). During his time there he met and was influenced by modernist writers and artists of the 1920s expatriate community known as the “Lost Generation”. His first novel, The Sun Also Rises, was published in 1926. After divorcin
37、g Hadley Richardson in 1927 Hemingway married Pauline Pfeiffer; they divorced following Hemingways return from covering the Spanish Civil War, after which he wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls. Martha Gellhorn became his third wife in 1940, but he left her for Mary Welsh after World War II Shortly after
38、the publication of The Old Man And the Sea in 1952 Hemingway went on safari to Africa, where he was almost killed in a plane crash that left him in pain or ill-health for much of the rest of his life. Hemingway had permanent residences in Key West, Florida, and Cuba during the 1930d and 1940s, but i
39、n 1959 he moved from Cuba to Ketchum, Idaho, where he committed suicide in the summer of 1961.32. Hemingways unique writing style have the most influence on_.A. his life of adventure B. his public imageC. 20th century fiction D. American lifestyle33. The novel A Farewell to Arms is set in_.A. Oak Pa
40、rk, Illinois B. his high schoolC. the Kansas City Star D. the Italian front34. Which of the following novels did Hemingway write after returning from the Spanish Civil War?A. The Sun Also Rises B. For Whom the Bell TollsC. A Farewell to Arms D. The Old Man And the Sea35. How are Hemingways novels ar
41、ranged in the text?A. By popularity. B. By time. C. By importance. D. By subject.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，填入最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I rarely meet a Twitter user who doesnt want more followers. _36_They are only concerned with “quality followers”. I notice that most of the people making this argument h
42、ave very few followers. _37_Three reasons: More followers provide social authority. Like any other ranking system, the higher your followers count, the more people assume you are an expert or at least someone interesting. More followers extend your influence. _38_If you have ideas worth sharing, why
43、 wouldnt you want to spread them to as many people as possible? Twitter makes it extremely easy. More followers lead to more sales. Youre likely on Twitter for one of the three reasons: to be entertained, to network with others, or to sell your stuff. Before I share with you what I have learned abou
44、t how to get more Twitter followers , let me tell you how not to do it. _39_If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Unless you are a celebrity who has built a vast audience in some other media channel, attracting followers will take time and effort. _40_Above all, this is contrary t
45、o The Twitter Rules. Worse, these are followers who have no affinity(强烈的喜爱) for you. They are like sending direct mail to an un-targeted list. Worthless.A. Dont try to cheat the system. B. What about buying followers?C. Twitter is a great tool for spreading ideas. D. Why would you want more followers?E. Many people just use Twitter to kill time. F. A few argue that the numbers arent important. G. Let me tell you some tips on how to get more followers. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分） Many people want to help others, but they often fail to find someone that they ca
